Take a look at how the three WBC judges at ringside in Saudi Arabia scored Paul vs. Fury round by round.
Tommy Fury took the fight to Jake Paul in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday night, earning a split-decision win over “The Problem Child.” Two judges scored the fight 76-73 for Fury, with the dissenting judge saw it 75-74 in favor of Paul (watch the highlights here).
Now we have the official scorecard, so we can see exactly how they called things round by round.
First, let’s identify the judges. Omar Mintun and Daniel Van de Wiele were the two that gave the fight to Tommy Fury. It was Mike Ross that saw it for Jake Paul. On the official World Boxing Council (WBC) scorecards, Van de Wiele is green, Mintun is yellow, and Ross is pink.
Both Van de Wiele and Mintun saw the fight the same: out of the eight rounds, they only gave Jake Paul rounds 3 and 8 (which was a 10-8 for Paul due to a knockdown). Mike Ross gave Paul rounds 2, 3, 5, and 8.
The official scorecard for Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury pic.twitter.com/39f7yyuJlM
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Also represented on the card: the two point deductions referee Hector Afu applied during the bout. In round 5 he deducted a point from Jake Paul from punching to the back of the head during a clinch. In round 6 he evened things out by deducting a point from Fury for holding. Neither foul was particularly apparent as we watched the fight, and no replays justifying the fouls have surfaced on the internet.
At least the questionable point deductions were evened out before things went to the scorecards. What do you think of the judging for Tommy Fury vs. Jake Paul, Maniacs? Anything surprising? Let us know in the comments.